Still doesn’t need it.

Just like you don’t need that mount, yet, here we are. You both have things, and you both like them. /thread

Mount isn’t hurting my shooting. You can’t win, because I have posted facts.

Go read the article.

JG,

I’m not wrong though. He doesn’t need such a high power scope unless he’s using something crazy like a 50 or 338 Lapua. He’s hurting his shooting and making his rifle unnecessarily cumbersome if he doesn’t ever zoom in. USMC snipers use a fixed 10x. You don’t see them having problems. Carlos Hathcock used what, a 3x9? Buying a Hubble telescope doesn’t account for good training. On a side note (I know it’s a shocker); I need to refresh my lacking long range skills. See, I’m not a pompous know it all.

Here’s one I quickly pulled up. Quite a bit of others and my personal experience. I own a 6.8. It’s not a long range rifle.

https://www.buckmasters.com/Magazines/GunHunter/Articles/ID/196/Are-You-Using-Too-Much-Scope

Then he has the wrong scope on it.

what a clown

Crowd the eyepiece, and you could wind up with a “shooter’s eyebrow.”

Opinions are rarely wrong or right. If somebody is happy with their build and it is doing what they want it to, then it’s not wrong, it’s just different than yours.

My new 10/22 build will have a 4-12x40 on it. It’s way more scope than most people use on a 22. I intend for this rifle to shoot tiny little groups at 75-100 yards. I want the magnification so I can see the dime sized dots I want to shoot at.

I also have a 10/22. I shoot pieces of paper, cans, and turtles with it. I use a Nikon 4x fixed. A 4x12 is a ridiculously high powered scope for rimfire. Your build is all wrong. I have owned and modified 1 10/22 and I know what is best for you. Your 4x12 on a 10/22 is too cumbersome to sit on bags. Please revise your build.

I also have a 10/22. I shoot pieces of paper, cans, and turtles with it. I use a Nikon 4x fixed. A 4x12 is a ridiculously high powered scope for rimfire. Your build is all wrong. I have owned and modified 1 10/22 and I know what is best for you. Your 4x12 on a 10/22 is too cumbersome to sit on bags. Please revise your build.

But if you read that article, the ace shooter with bad eyes (he says that) recommends going with smaller scopes with less zoom as you increase in caliber and recoil. He recommends a 1.5x4.5 Weaver scope with a one inch tube and small objective for large calibers. That should mean that you should have a bigger scope wirh more zoom as you decrease in caliber and recoil. So clearly a 4x12 with a 40mm objective is not enough scope. You should be using at LEAST a 4.8x35 with a 60mm objective and a 36mm tube on a .22 rim fire or you are not doing it right. The following scope should be considered a good starting point.

.22 LR Rifle Scope